Construction Update 4-5 to 4-18

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 4/5/2020 through 4/11/2020:
  • Worked on H&M pedestal and hand holes tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Ellsworth PON)
  • Decided to use original contractor for Blind Lake crossing (Bruin PON)
  • Reconfigured and/or repaired 17 pedestals on Boyce Road and Coopersfield Road (Boyce PON)
  • Prepped 2.5 mile line on Boyce Road for cable
  • Spliced 10 home drops on Roepke Road and Sandhill Pointe in Central Office PON (totals to date: 195 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON and 50 in Central Office PON)
  • Completed 6 new home self-installations on Roe Road, Roepke Road, and South Lake Road in Central Office PON (totals to date: 172 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON and 28 in Central Office PON)
Work to be completed 4/12/2020 through 4/18/2020:
  • Move forward with next steps for Blind Lake crossing (Bruin PON)
  • Continue H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Ellsworth PON)
  • Pull 2.5 miles of fiber on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Continue to reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Central Office and Boyce PONs
  • Continue to splice home drops in Central Office PON
  • Work with home owners on viable home self-installations
There are four basic phases of work in bringing internet service to your home:
  • Mainline Boring
  • Mainline Fiber Installation
  • Drop Installation (bringing fiber cable from the road to the side of each home)
  • Home Installation (bringing fiber into you home and attaching to network router)

Here is the current status for zones or PONS that are in progress.

Werkner
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 98% (87) complete
(Note: Remaining 2 home installations are not ready for service)
89 Subscribers

Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 94% (63) complete
(Note: Remaining 4 home installations are either not ready for service or additional drop work needed)
67 Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 92% (81) complete
Home Installations 32% (28) complete
88 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
127 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 3% (3) complete
114 Subscribers

Guinan
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 49% complete
40 Subscribers

Long Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 64% complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 16% complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring 97% complete (Blind Lake crossing)
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring 98% complete (Ellsworth Lake Road – pedestal installation and remaining road crossings)
90 Subscribers

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